Biography
Barrett Strong Jr. (February 5, 1941 – January 28, 2023) was an American singer and songwriter known for his recording of "Money (That's What I Want)", which was the first hit single for the Motown record label. He is also known for his songwriting work in association with producer Norman Whitfield; together, they penned such songs as "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "War", "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)", and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone". In 2004, Strong was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame alongside Whitfield.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Some Girls
1978
Chronicle - The 20 Greatest Hits
1976
Cosmo's Factory
1970
Greatest Hits
1975
Live / 1975-85
1986
Private Dancer
1984
Welcome To The Pleasuredome
1984
Something / Anything?
1972
Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...
1993
Still Life (American Concert 1981)
1982
Cross Road (The Best Of Bon Jovi)
1994
Springtime In New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 1980-1985
2021
Places And Spaces
1975
Creedence Gold
1972
Number 1's
2007
Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven
1985
Cut
1979
Ladies & Gentlemen (The Best Of George Michael)
1998
Medusa
1995
Two Tribes
1984
Where Did Our Love Go
1964
Express
1986
Live At The London Palladium
1977
Motown 1*s
2004
Credited work
6,791 releases · 1,269 albums · active 1960–2026
- Performance · 9,315
- Production · 222
- Other credits · 104
Studios: The Workhouse Studios · Record Plant, N.Y.C. · Anaheim Convention Center · The Hollywood Palladium